THREE-PEATING MACH IT A PAR WINS FRIDAY 45G DISTAFF DERBY

Watching the floor show early from what turned into an outside post position No. 7 (8-holer Krispy Apple was again scratched-sick), Mach it a Par saw Loveineveryminute (Dan Dube) and Al Raza N (Mark MacDonald) alternate (:27.3, :56.1) leading the way.

The latter continued through a 1:25.1 three-quarters, not overly fast for these ladies. Mach it a Par found herself chasing those pokey fractions, operating from third-over and sixth into the lane.

She closed widest and fastest, whipping an off-the-layoff Sell a Bit N (Jordan Stratton) by a hard-charging head in 1:53.1. Hidden Land (Brent Holland) was a good, first-up third, with Al Raza N and Lispatty (Steve Smith) rounding out the payees.

For Mach it a Par, a 6-year-old daughter of Mach Three co-owned by D'Elegance Stable IX, Carmen Iannacone, T L P and the Gandolfo Stables and trained by Richard Banca, it was her sixth win in 19 seasonal starts. The exacta paid $40.20, with the triple returning $142.50.